Probing for answers - Security guard fatally attacked; suspected assailant apprehended.
Following a lethal assault on a security guard at a refugee facility in Potsdam, police are seeking the accused individual for the crime of murder. The prosecutor's office spokeswoman announced this news on a Friday afternoon. "The 37-year-old transgender individual with South African citizenship, also residing in the shelter, has so far said nothing regarding the accusations," stated the release from the investigative body.
Understanding transgender identity, transgender people do not align with the gender they were assigned at birth.
The authorities have remained silent on the motive, details of the offense, or the murder weapon. They cited continuous and thorough inquiries as their reason for this. The suspect was taken into custody by the police shortly after the incident in Berlin.
The Syrian security guard perished in the hospital on Thursday morning from his wounds. No autopsy has been performed, the prosecutor's office confirmed.
In response to the attack in Potsdam's refugee accommodation, both the Brandenburg and Berlin police conducted an extensive search. Search operations also took place at the neighboring Sanssouci Park. A government employee later spotted the perpetrator at Alexanderplatz. The triggering forces of the Federal Police then caught him near the Zoological Garden train station in Berlin.
At present, 30 people are accommodated in the western Potsdam refugee shelter, distributed among 17 rooms, predominantly families. The establishment was previously utilized as a hotel named "Schlossgarten."
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- The suspect, a South African citizen with transgender identity, was previously residing in the same refugee accommodation in Potsdam where the crime occurred.
- The prosecutor's office in Brandenburg is closely monitoring the case, working diligently to gather evidence and establish motives related to the assault.
- There have been recent concerns about crime in the refugee accommodations in Germany, leading to increased security measures and closer cooperation between local police forces, such as those in Potsdam and Berlin.
- The refugee accommodation in Potsdam, formerly known as "Schlossgarten," houses 30 individuals from diverse backgrounds, providing them temporary shelter during their transition.
- Should the public prosecutor's office establish sufficient evidence, the accused individual could face severe consequences, including time in a German penal institution.
